Player hints Everton spell led to problems at new club – Now getting back to his best

River Plate striker Salomón Rondón has hinted that his difficult time at Everton was to blame for his initial struggles in Argentina.

The striker has been speaking to TNT Sports after bagging a goal in the 3-0 win over Chile yesterday, his latest goals in something of a purple patch for him.

He’s also been in good form for his club this season, bagging eight goals in 27 games in all competitions so far.

It’s a far cry from his time at Everton, when he managed just three goals, and one assist in 31 games for the club in a spell that most have now forgotten.

He left Goodison Park at the beginning of this year for the move to River Plate but endured a difficult first few months there, with a lack of goals and some worrying performances leading to plenty of criticism and questions over why he was brought in.

Nobody is asking those questions at this moment in time as he continues to find the back of the net, and he’s admitted he’s revelling in the applause, particularly after that Everton spell.

“I spent seven or eight difficult months in Argentina. For those who know me, I am a person who never gives up, I did not give up…I knew the criticism, I knew the demands of what River represented,” he said.

“I knew that going to River I could continue competing in the National Team because the Argentine championship is very complicated.

“I suffered a lot personally…I leave that for me obviously. I am a person who does not give up so easily.”